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. 2004 Apr 29;194(1):1–6. doi: 10.1007/s00430-004-0219-0

Table 2.

Viricidal activity of different disinfectants against SARS-CoV

Treatment Virus titre (TCID50/ml [log10]) (after contact time of x s) Minimal reduction factor (log10)
2-Propanola (100%) ≤1.8±0 (30 s) ≥3.31
2-Propanola (70%) ≤1.8±0 (30 s) ≥3.31
Desdermanb (78% ethanol) ≤1.8±0 (30 s) ≥5.01
Sterilliumc (45% 2-propanol, 30% 1-propanol) ≤3.8±0 (30 s) ≥2.78
Wine vinegard ≤2.80 ± 0 (60 s) ≥ 3.0
Formaldehyde (0.7%) b ≤3.8±0 (120 s) ≥3.01
Formaldehyde (1.0%) b ≤3.8±0 (120 s) ≥3.01
Glutardialdehyde (0.5%) b ≤2.8±0 (120 s) ≥4.01

Incidin pluse (2%)

(26% glucoprotamin)

≤4.8±0 (120 s) ≥1.68

aInput virus titre 5.55±0.44

bInput virus titre 7.18±0.37, tested by membrane filtration

cInput virus titre 6.95±0.37, tested by membrane filtration

dInput virus titre 5.93±0.13

eInput virus titre 6.48±0.37, tested by membrane filtration